The brand new One World Trade Center has taken it's place in the ever-changing New York City skyline. At 1,776' it has grabbed the title of tallest building in New York City from the 1,250' Empire... (more)

On a frigid but clear morning at the coaling tower at Farm, an eastbound loaded coal drag waits patiently for a set of helpers to pass before heading to Bluefield.

Silhouetted by late afternoon sun, Southern 2-8-0 No. 630 rolls toward Ought One on its afternoon run from Grundy. Thanks to Norfolk Southern and TVRM for a weekend of fabulous excursions in rare ... (more)

At dawn, a manned helper set of SD40E's pops out of the New Portage Tunnel and heads down "The Slide" on the journey back to Altoona to help another train up the mountain. This is the steepest gra... (more)

R.J. Corman runs a empty coal train up to the loadout at Pax.

Night shift is running out and the partially loaded train picks excavator operator and charges from the pit.

The black and threatening sky of a hot afternoon has given way to a beautiful sunset, punctuated by a few soft clouds. Straight down the dirt road is the mighty Longs Peak, many miles beyond the n... (more)

Spring has finally arrived in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains. Amid green grass and blooming wildflowers, a UP coal empty navigates Little Ten curve, with Big Ten in the background beyond.

Early morning at "Mikhailovsky GOK" iron quarry. After previous rainy day at that morning mist evaporates from the depths of the pit... But quarry works around the clock. Interruptions at work mak... (more)

The setting sun and storm clouds combine to create colorful contrasts that surround BNSF 7418 at Sandcut.

On Ice- CN Local L510 is on Ice. Not only is the siding their stuffed away in, covered in crusted snow, the South Dispatcher has all but forgotten about this lowly regional road switcher, running ... (more)

The sun rises directly over the Denver skyline, just a blip on the horizon from this vantage point about 16 miles away. Below, a coal train is stretched out over Big Ten Curve as it begins the cli... (more)

The snow capped continental divide provides the backdrop as Amtrak #6 meets a westbound BNSF Trackage Rights Manifest at the East Portal.

It's a bone chilling morning along the frosty New River Valley, near Narrows, Virginia, as NS 233 permeates the quiet valley rushing down river with a monster intermodal train in tow.

Among my archive of photos taken of the Rio Grande Zephyr, this one has always been a favorite. Train #18 is winding its way through the Red Narrows of Spanish Fork Canyon amid broken clouds and n... (more)